I have read a number of articles trying to overthink this and figure out why. The REAL REASON is nobody give one fuk about Heavyweight Boxing in the USA anymore.
Let's not overthink it lol.
90s
LT barely made 2 mil a year....tyson, bowe, hoyfield made 100 mil or more
current day ...wilder makes 2-4 mil a fight.....there are probably 500 athletes in the US that make that a year(minimum) in the nba and nfl who are 6-3 and over
he has no real personality. he tries way too hard to come off like a crazy man he ends up looking retarded. knock outs alone won't do it of course those knocks out came against tomato cans that also doesn't help.
— middle school bully persona
— subhuman IQ
He's really stupid and I mean really. Also uninteresting, lacks personality, and says alot of questionable things. Yea he knocks people out but His fights aren't that exciting until he gets the k.o.
he has no real personality. he tries way too hard to come off like a crazy man he ends up looking retarded. knock outs alone won't do it of course those knocks out came against tomato cans that also doesn't help.
1. He was moved along slowly so he hasn't fought many big names and thus hasn't had large exposure.
2. He doesn't speak that well.
2a. He keeps talking about killing people.
As an outsider looking in. The NFL and NBA had there college schooling and media training. They come across as smart guys and roll models for kids. Parents don't want there kids aspiring to boxing because the role models are Tyson (convicted rapist) ... Etc. It is grossly unfair as the IQ of the average boxer is higher that the average soccer player in UK once you factor in background. Boxing in the UK doesn't have this stigma to the same extent. The crowds that watch are smarter and more racially mixed than soccer. Everybody gets dressed up. Gangs of women go. It's a night out.
If Joshua were from New York he would sell out the Garden easily. Would sell out in a day and would be a household name.
If Canelo were born in the midwest somewhere his popularity would sore even more.
Mayweather and Oscar both were massive PPV stars not long ago.
Wilder is just uninteresting and no average American person gives a fuk about him and that's just the truth.
PPV.
Boxing is dead in America.
To make it big you have to be a social media star and get fanboys.
Americans are rarely interested in boxing just for boxing sake, they have to be fanboys.
You just have to look on here. Sure you got your hardcore boxing fans, but you also get your fanboys.
Just not enough real boxing fans in America who like the sport. And PPV is the main reason for this
How do you explain Mayweathers big PPV ratings if nobody cares about boxing?
Nobody cares about Wilder and he doesn't get exposure because he's poorly managed and promoted, that's just the truth. They don't look at the big picture and just work fight to fight, do a bit of promo and that's it. He hasn't got a team around him that can build a brand and he isn't interesting or clever enough to do it himself.
The audience is there, you just have to find them, not expect them to find you.
It goes both ways. You can have the nicest house in the world for sale, but if you barely advertise, not many people are going to to be interested in buying it
At one point in time, kids were growing up and Ali was their heavyweight champion. I grew up in the 90s and I honestly believed Stone Cold was the heavyweight champion. Kids these days see Daniel Cormier as the heavyweight champion.
Because DC consistently fights the top guys, one after the other. Fight top guys instead of waiting until the 38th fight to step up and people will take notice. It's an easy concept to understand
Tyson, Ali, Holyfield, Lewis, ****, every great American heavyweight was a star because they didn't wait 30 plus fights to step up
If he was fighting the Fury’s early in his career then he would be known. Look how this fight has helped his profile. Holyfield is known, Tyson is known. Bowe not so much but with the right level of opponents the American public we latch onto you. I don’t buy that NFL excuses..
Exactly. Fighting the best sells, not waiting until 30 plus fights to step up. When you're waiting until what, the 38th fight to fight an opponent with a heartbeat then that's too little, too late. Why should people give a damn?
Casual fans look at his windmill clips and can see straight away hes no superstar thats why.
Plus the fact it's took him 30 plus fights to finally step up. There's literally ZERO excuse why Wilder can't be a unified champion minimum. The guy has been boxing around longer than Joshua and Joshua has done more in quicker time and less fights.
Ali, Tyson, Bowe, Holyfield etc none of the American titans were ***** footing around until 30 plus fights. In fact, those guys had their legacies SEALED within 30
Nobody would follow the `90ies Chicago Bulls if their starting five would consist of Shawn Bradley, George Muresan, ***embe Mutombo, Dennis Rodman and Ernest the janitor playing against semiprofessional Eastern European teams
If he was fighting the Fury’s early in his career then he would be known. Look how this fight has helped his profile. Holyfield is known, Tyson is known. Bowe not so much but with the right level of opponents the American public we latch onto you. I don’t buy that NFL excuses..